[Riverbecameroad]

Hi .. ive been given a whole load of old  laminate flooring
i thought i could make some raised beds out of it
but im not sure how well it will last in the rain
does anyone know anything about this ?
cheers for any help xx   

[jrko]

whats the board made from.  Laminate front on top of???

usually fibre/chip board.  If so they will soak up water like a sponge, expand and then crumble in the sunshine.

You could always use it a flooring in your shed.  Proper posh shed that would be!   

[Riverbecameroad]

cheers for t reply
is there any way i can protect it ?
paint it with preservative etc

 :blink:

[michael85]

ive tried a similar thing, the paint tends not to stick because of the shiny surface of the laminate

[Riverbecameroad]

im not thinking of painting the laminate side   
painting sum sort of wood preservative/ waterproofing on the wood side
so the water isnt absorbed
is there such a thing ?
i think i'll try using them
as a test
i doubt they will last long
but will help me shape the beds
and i can replace em with gravel boards etc
cheers tho'

[spider]

I've made a few beds with laminate.

I originally expected it to just last a season but this is now going into the third season

Might be bathroom grade though

Have also lined pallet crates with it for higher raised boxes.

Spider

[Riverbecameroad]

Cheers Spider .. thats encouraging
i'll give them a go ..
im keen to get on and build raised beds
and shape and structure the allotment
cool      xx

[Riverbecameroad]

Hi Spider .. a few questions   
did u face the laminate side to the dirt or to the outside
and did u line them with plastic
cheers  Di xx

[spider]

Been trying to post photo's I took for you today but its telling me the file is to large, will try again tomorrow, sorry.

Spider

[Riverbecameroad]

Thankyou  .. that would be lovely 

[spider]

Try again

[spider]

Whoohoo

[spider]

The boxes are pallet crates, sawn in half, with laminate to block the holes.

There is also laminate just nailed to 2"X1" (leave the 2"X1" six inches longer and push into the ground)
Hope this makes some sense.

Spider

[jrko]

Spider, whats the board under the laminate made from?  Cant see well enough from the pix

[spider]

They are pallet crates sawn down the middle to make two boxes.

Its mostly softwood but now and again we get some hardwood crates.

Get these from a tile warehouse, they mostly carry marble tiles/slabs.

Spider